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A vulnerability has been found in OpenStack Swauth up to 1.2.0 (Cloud Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the file middleware.py of the component Middleware Authentication. The manipulation as part of a Request leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The bug was discovered 11/21/2017. The weakness was disclosed 11/21/2017 (Website). The advisory is shared at bugs.debian.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2017-16613 since 11/06/2017. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 104723 (Debian DSA-4044-1 : swauth - security update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 176223 (Debian Security Update for swauth (DSA 4044-1)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (104723).

Productinfo

Type

• Cloud Software

Vendor

• OpenStack

Name

• Swauth

Version

• 1.0
• 1.1
• 1.2

License

• free

CPE 2.3info

• 🔍
• 🔍
• 🔍

CPE 2.2info

• 🔍
• 🔍
• 🔍

CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.4

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 9.8
NVD Vector: 🔍

CVSSv2info

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Vector	Complexity	Authentication	Confidentiality	Integrity	Availability
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VulDB Base Score: 🔍
VulDB Temp Score: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 🔍

Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
ATT&CK: Unknown

Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

EPSS Score: 🔍
EPSS Percentile: 🔍

Price Prediction: 🔍
Current Price Estimation: 🔍

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Today	unlock	unlock	unlock	unlock

Nessus ID: 104723
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-4044-1 : swauth - security update
Nessus File: 🔍
Nessus Risk: 🔍
Nessus Family: 🔍
Nessus Context: 🔍

OpenVAS ID: 863564
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 4044-1 (swauth - security update)
OpenVAS File: 🔍
OpenVAS Family: 🔍

Qualys ID: 🔍
Qualys Name: 🔍

Threat Intelligenceinfo

Interest: 🔍
Active Actors: 🔍
Active APT Groups: 🔍

Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

Reaction Time: 🔍
0-Day Time: 🔍
Exposure Time: 🔍

Patch: github.com

Timelineinfo

11/06/2017 🔍
11/21/2017 +15 days 🔍
11/21/2017 +0 days 🔍
11/21/2017 +0 days 🔍
11/21/2017 +0 days 🔍
11/22/2017 +1 days 🔍
11/22/2017 +0 days 🔍
11/22/2017 +0 days 🔍
01/11/2023 +1876 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: openstack.org

Advisory: 70af7986265a3defea054c46efc82d0698917298
Researcher: Ondrej Nový
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2017-16613 (🔍)
OVAL: 🔍

SecurityFocus: 101926 - OpenStack Swauth CVE-2017-16613 Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 11/22/2017 07:55 AM
Updated: 01/11/2023 08:45 AM
Changes: 11/22/2017 07:55 AM (75), 12/09/2019 10:45 AM (6), 01/24/2021 10:26 PM (2), 01/11/2023 08:45 AM (4)
Complete: 🔍

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